Most people would think that the large pack on dad's back contained all of the material
that the soldier of that era needed to survive in combat. But I have reason to believe
that -- knowing my dad -- the pack actually contained a significant supply of good
scotch!

Every time I look at this picture I am reminded of the M.A.S.H. episode in which
Radar is mailing home a jeep....one piece at a time! (I wonder just where dad sent the
pieces of THIS jeep to?)

This is a 1942 picture of "Chef Frenchy" in a mess tent somewhere in California.

This is dad and his sister Effie. It was taken in the early 1940s in front of her
house in Sacramento (I think).

Here is a picture of dad and Eugenie (Gus' daughter?) taken in the 1940s in
Sacramento.

Taken in front of their house in the early 1940s, this is a picture of dad's oldest
brother, Hennessey, and his wife Mabel.